DANIEL N. BOULOS

2575 Kuhio Ave. #801-S Honolulu, HI, 96815 Phone (808) 277-3444 email [email protected]

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

I currently own and operate Wiki Wiki Cartoons, a high-end character animation boutique in Honolulu. My shop specializes in character animation cel, Flash and 3-D using Maya. We produce commercials, web animation content and animated shorts. We do design, illustration, consulting and training. We are currently developing 3 shows for mobile media and the web.

I also currently teach animation courses for the University of Hawaii Leeward Campus. I teach Maya levels 1 and 2, Flash, PhotoShop, After Effects, Drawing, Film Analysis, Animation Principles and Digital Storyboarding.

I have over 12 years of feature film production experience at DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Rich Animation

I have been a lead animator, character designer and story board artist on major Hollywood motion pictures.

I have extensive experience with the latest versions of the following Graphics and Animation software packages: Maya, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Flash, Final Cut Pro, ToonBoom and Combustion.

I have basic training on the following 3-D animation platforms: Softimage,3-D Studio Max, Cinema 4D, and Lightwave 7

I taught animation for five years at California Institute of the Arts in the Character Animation Department.

I have created and conducted courses in animation in Hawaii, Italy and Germany. I did the initial development of the European Animation Master Class for the German Government ( a program which trains working professionals and interns in high end animation techniques ).

I was the Supervisor of the European Animation Master class, a 5- month program in Halle, Germany. Funded by the European Film Fund my program trains animators for high-level positions within the European Animation Industry.

I am also skilled with traditional media, pastels, watercolor, acrylic, markers etc.

I am fluent in English and German, and have some knowledge of French,

Italian and Arabic.

W O R K H I S T O R Y

OWNER/ DIRECTOR WIKI WIKI CARTOONS (also current) Story Boarding, 2D digital puppet design, 3D modeling, Character Rigging, 2D/3D Animation, Background and Layout, Character Design, Directing, Production Budgets and Schedules CLIENT LIST: Ogilvy & Mather, DoubleWide Media ( Campbell Soup & Capri Sun ), Filmax Spain ( El Cid The Legend ), Hawaii State Dept. Of Health, Kinetic Productions, Poi Pounder Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, Bumatia/Ashby Prod., Academy for Creative Media UH, Europaisches Filmzentrum Babelsburg, Ferhnseh Akademie MittelDeutschland, Munich Animation, Honolulu Academy of Art, Ohana Foundation, Pacific Islanders in Communications, PREL Hawaii

FACULTY LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2001-PRESENT Instructor in Maya, After Effects, Flash, Animation Principles & History, Digital Storyboarding and Film Analysis

Supervisor: European Animation Masterclass, at the International Academy of Media and the Arts, Halle Germany (2006)

MONKEYBOY PRODUCTIONS 1999-2000 LEAD ANIMATOR CHARACTER DESIGNER STORY ARTIST

WALT DISNEY TELEVISION The Tigger Movie …… Animator (1999)

RICH ANIMATION...... Story Board Artist August 1999 - Feb.2000

DREAMWORKS SKG October 1996- August 1999 THE ROAD TO ELDORADO...... Animator (Tzekel Khan and The Chief) THE PRINCE OF EGYPT...... Animator (older Rameses character)

WARNER BROTHERS FEATURE ANIMATION 1995-1997 THE QUEST FOR CAMELOT.....Character animator, Conceptual Artist, Storyboard Artist, Experimental Animator

SPACEJAM...... Animator (Monstars, Swackhammer) Storyboard Artist

RICH ANIMATION 1993-1995 THE SWAN PRINCESS...... Lead Animator (Speed the Turtle)

WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION 1989-1993 FANTASIA 2000...... Storyboard Artist (Dream & Nightmare Segment)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST...... Animator (Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Townspeople, Wolves)

THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER.....Animating Assistant (Frank the Frill-Necked Lizard)

THE LITTLE MERMAID...... Inbetweener (Ursula, Crab, Eels)

A D D I T I O N A L W O R K HISTORY EUROPEAN ANIMATION MASTERCLASS Halle, Germany (2001-06)

ANIMATION MASTER CLASS FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS Europaische Filmzentrum Babelsburg, Halle, Germany ( Nov-Dec 2000)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS / Character Animation Dept., Animation instructor (1995 - 2000)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS / Character Animation Dept., Story Boarding instructor (1999 - 2000)

E D U C A T I O N Masters Candidate, University of Hawaii, College of Education – Educational Technology Dept. ( present Graduate 2010 Spring) Bachelor of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts, 1989 Northwestern University, 1985-1987

SPECIALIZATIONS

Westnet Network Workshop………….May 2005 Gnomen School of Visual Effects….Maya Animation Workshop May, 2004 Walt Disney Feature Animation Internship…………1989

Walt Disney Feature Animation, Animation Training: Glen Keane James Baxter Dave Pruiksma Kathy Zielinski

GESTURE DRAWING Walt Stanchfield STORY BOARDING Vance Gerry IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING The Groundlings MIME / COMEDIA DEL ARTE The San Francisco Mime Troupe

Warner Bros. Workshops……… MASTER ANIMATION WORKSHOP Richard Williams

LIFE DRAWING Steve Houston SCREEN WRITING Robert McKee SCREEN ACTING (WB Animation)